Buddha Wood Oil

Buddha wood is sometimes sold as false sandalwood, and the name implies a substitute. The tree is unrelated to the sandalwoods. Eremophila mitchellii belongs to the figwort family, and its oil is built on sesquiterpene ketones not found in Santalum.

01 · Origin

A small tree or shrub of the dry inland country of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The heartwood is dense and aromatic. In Aboriginal tradition the wood was burned as an incense and worked into tools and instruments. This oil is distilled from wild-harvested wood.

02 · Chemistry

Eremophilone dominates. Hydroxyeremophilone and hydroxydihydroeremophilone follow. The compounds take their name from the genus Eremophila, the desert-loving shrubs of inland Australia. The oil is viscous and slow to evaporate.

03 · In Practice

Smoky, woody and earthy, with a leathery dryness and a faint sweetness on the drydown. A base note. Natural perfumery, meditation practice, diffusion and massage blends at low concentration. Comparison with Sandalwood, Australian (No. 2684) separates two Australian woods of very different chemistry. Blends with vetiver, frankincense, cedarwood, patchouli, rose, bergamot and spikenard.

General information: For external use only. Dilute before applying to skin. Keep away from heat and sunlight. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.